I have a tin of this same tea and haven't had much luck with it
either. As you said, nothing really bad about it, just not good. I've
tried an assortment of preparations Qty, temp, time, no luck. When I
get a tea like this I usually end up blending it, but this one doesn't
seem to want to blend well either. I'll prolly end up using it to take
the edge off some mini tuo cha puerh's I have. I'll give it a 2/5
review and not buy any more. Every time I order I try to get something
I haven't tried before (125gm...enuf to mess with but not a great loss
if it's not good) and this was one of those.
Paul Q

> Thanks to everyone who offered suggestions for brewing parameters.
>
> I have a little more testing to do, but this tea works best for me at
> about 2.0 g/cup, a slightly cooler temp (~190), a fairly short steep
> time (less than a minute), and with a pre-rinse in cold water.
>
> I was about to throw this out. I'm glad I got better data. This
> probably won't ever be a favorite, but it might be good for an
> occasional change of pace.
>
> I appreciate the help from those with more experience.